Abbottsfield Movers, Edmonton
Cactus has completed over 80 residential moves across northeast Edmonton: Abbottsfield and the 32 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (825) 526-2626 nowMovers in Abbottsfield: what we know about moving here
Every home the census counts in Abbottsfield is a row house or a low-rise apartment, and none of them stands five storeys or higher. Two-thirds are rented. That settles the shape of a moving day before anything else does: a shared or attached entry, interior stairs, and a date that follows a lease rather than a possession time. There is no tower lift to reserve. A low-rise can still have one, though, which is worth asking the building rather than assuming either way.
The band below comes from the northeast Edmonton communities next to Abbottsfield, and it is the nearest benchmark we hold for a job in this pocket of the city.
Moving costs around Abbottsfield, by the numbers
That set runs to 32 communities with 87 residential moves between them, among them Belvedere, Parkdale, Clareview Town Centre and the others adjoining Abbottsfield. Three-quarters were graded small and 21% medium. The middle job held a crew 4 hours on site, half of them landing between 2.13 and 5.63 hours, and came to $679 with tax counted, half the jobs falling between $437 and $1,101. Eighty-seven moves is a modest pool, so read it as a range rather than as a quote.
- The comparison set
- 32 neighbourhoods · 87 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 4 median
- How big those moves are
- 75% small · 21% medium
- Busiest months
- August, September and June
- What those moves cost
- $679 median
communities in northeast Edmonton: this one and every community next to it
half ran 2.13–5.63 hours · 87 moves
a size with fewer than five moves is not shown, so these do not add to 100%
August 14, September 12, June 11
half fell between $437 and $1,101 · based on 87 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Abbottsfield?
The median local move across the 32 northeast Edmonton communities around Abbottsfield costs $679 with tax in, and half of those 87 residential jobs fell between $437 and $1,101.
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What is a row house or walk-up move like in Abbottsfield?
It is a stairs job rather than a lift job: every home the census counts here is a row house or a low-rise apartment, and none of them stands five storeys or higher. Three-quarters of the moves in the surrounding northeast Edmonton communities graded small, at a 4-hour median on site. A low-rise can still have a lift, so the useful question for the building is whether there is one and whether it can be held.
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How long does a local move around Abbottsfield take?
The median is 4 hours on site, measured across 87 residential moves in the northeast Edmonton communities next to Abbottsfield, with half of them running between 2.13 and 5.63 hours. Because there is no charge for travel time within city limits, those are billed hours of work. Stairs and the distance from the door out to the truck are what move a job within that band.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Abbottsfield?
Only if the truck needs to occupy road space, and then Edmonton's On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit is the route. No fee currently attaches to one. The lead time is the real constraint: a low-impact job such as a residential move should be filed at least 6 working days ahead, high-impact work 10, and processing runs longer through peak construction season. Nothing else is added to the bill either: no deposit on a local move, and no fuel surcharge.
Call Edmonton or get a quote online. Either works.
Abbottsfield neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two things on this panel change the logistics. The first is tenure: most households here rent, which ties a move date to the end of a lease far more often than to a possession day, and puts the building rather than you in charge of when the lift and the door are free. The second is the kerb. Edmonton controls a truck occupying road space through an On-Street Construction and Maintenance permit; no fee currently attaches to it, and the notice window is the part worth knowing: low-impact work such as a residential move should be filed at least 6 working days ahead and high-impact work 10, with processing slower through peak construction season.
Most homes in Abbottsfield were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 1,735
- Homes
- 640
- What people live in
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- 66% row houses
- 34% apartments in low-rise buildings
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- One-person households
- 26%
People per household
2.7
2021 federal census
2021 federal census
- Owned or rented
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- 33% owned
- 67% rented
2021 federal census, 25% sample
- What it costs
- No fee currently: OSCAM Permits associated with Temporary Crossing, Tree Shrub Hoarding and Waste Bin, POD or SeaCan work reasons currently have no fees associated with them. A daily permitting fee for on-street placement of commercial waste bins, PODs or SeaCans is planned but is on hold until further notice.
- How much notice
- Average processing time is 6 business days. Low-impact projects should be submitted a minimum of 6 working days prior to start of work; high-impact projects a minimum of 10 working days. Longer processing during peak construction season (March to October).
Not sure whether your block needs an OSCAM permit before the truck arrives? Booking the curb in Abbottsfield is something we do every week: talk to our Edmonton team
Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.
Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.
Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Abbottsfield’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
181 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Edmonton listing since February 2024
5 out of 5
George, Abdul and Max were efficient and thoughtful. They were mindful of the space and time.
5 out of 5
Great communication, well organized, efficient, respectful, and hard working. Thank you for helping us move our basement in a timely manner after the flooding - it was reassuring knowing it was in your capable hands.
5 out of 5
Ivan and Serg were very professional. Nothing was damaged during the move. They arrived on time and it was a overall smooth process! The company seems to hire professional movers which is nice in comparison to what I have seen in the past with other companies.
5 out of 5
This is my third time using this company. From booking and finalizing with Becca to the moving service from Nikita, George and Vlad, I am very satisfied. My heavy move took 7 hours of their very hard work. I also recieved a couple small gifts from the company, as well, on the day of.
5 out of 5
Ivan, Craig and Serhii did a great job moving us. They were all very careful with our things and moved us very quickly
5 out of 5
If I could give more stars I would. I have never had a better moving experience than I had today with George and Michael they were efficient and so careful with all of our belongings and they were so kind and patient when I would give them instructions on where to go with what.
- Get your move quoted the same way
Reading one that sounds like your move? Our Edmonton coordinators will walk through the whole day with you before anything is booked: call the Edmonton office
Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Edmonton
- Belvedere 12 moves
- Parkdale 8 moves
- Clareview Town Centre 7 moves
- Delwood 5 moves
- McCauley 5 moves
- Alberta Avenue
- Balwin
- Beacon Heights
- Bellevue
- Belmont
- Casselman
- Eastwood
- Evansdale
- Fulton Place
- Glengarry
- Highlands
- Klarvatten
- Maple Ridge Industrial
- Matt Berry
- Montrose
- Newton
- Overlanders
- Riverdale
- Sifton Park
- Westwood
- York
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